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that's what she xxx.
well I have it in Middlesex County.
goes on...
a yellow.
do they have it?
I didn't think they had it.
little xxx.
no.
that go on they.
what does it look like?
a tree.
it looks like a tree?
did you find xxx.
uh.
yeah.
yeah what is that?
what is that?
xxx when I was workin'.
I don't know what the sto... |
one diamond xxx.
what good are you?
beer chasers.
it won't crack a xxx.
xxx make a bowl of xxx.
here's another house.
oh!
he told me xxx...
can you make a house xxx.
yep.
how do you make a house?
ow.
you know what?
make a tree.
I'm thinking.
you're welcome.
um.
you think this xxx.
oh.
sit over here.
I wish there were o... |
I found another one.
huh?
ya want one?
no.
%add: GRA
comes through the mail.
%add: GRA
Alston Alston.
oh!
closer.
oh that's a pretty one.
now can't find it.
uh.
what cha looking for?
down there.
yeah.
you okay?
yeah.
I'm coming back.
what's this...
oh I found them.
what's that one?
what can we do with that one?
oh look... |
take it out first and then try it.
that's a girl.
it go in there?
wai'...
[very shrill]
let me help you.
xxx here.
xxx that night.
why don't you put that through here?
I wanna find a new one.
you found another one?
xxx condolences.
you found another one with xxx.
congratulations seem like condolences.
what's that?
oh y... |
yeah she asked xxx.
take the tree off the boat.
take the tree off the pig.
pin rod ro peg.
peg.
peg.
what can we put on the peg?
oh here's a funny...
here's a funny one.
[makes some noises]
look.
what are you going to do with that peg?
where are you putting it?
uh over there.
that's done.
how ya like that?
I like that ... |
really?
it will make you strong.
oh yeah.
it's a dumbbell.
what do you call that?
a dumbbell.
how did you make the dumbbell Sarah?
how did she know about a dumbbell?
wish I could offer you coffee or something.
Donny Donny.
let me see on the yyy.
fourteen cups and not one left.
oh.
what?
%add: SAR
see on the box.
oh wel... |
that's Marion isn't it.
[makes sounds].
here's a little one.
oh here's a little...
will go in there.
here little ones.
two little ones.
yes.
make another little one.
what is xxx?
how many little ones do you have now?
two.
where are they?
right here.
show me.
uhhuh.
right here.
show me.
uhhuh.
one two three four five [c... |
here's a little one.
shall we make a row of trees?
yeah.
and how about a house?
yeah.
oh!
red.
pretty.
fell down.
what's this one?
%add: to Gloria
that's a locomotive.
oh.
yeah.
I couldn't see it at first.
what is it?
a locomotive.
here's the train tracks.
yeah.
and here's the...
I tryin' to...
what are you trying to d... |
I'll see ya later.
can ya make it for lunch?
all this work I hafta do this morning.
oh.
I'll see ya later.
yeah.
yeah.
wanna come down and dance later?
yeah.
yeah.
goodbye.
byebye.
byebye.
are you going to make it with me.
Mommy can I put my record on?
no you can't turn the record player on.
let's finish playing.
you c... |
pick that one up on the floor honey.
hm.
Courtney's goin' come.
yyy!
every day.
she thinks you're comin'.
how 'bout Kent?
Courtney comin' too?
oh!
ow!
what's the matter?
all yyy down.
[2 go fall]
what?
ya don't xxx that.
put a tree in the middle of the water?
that's the water.
take it out.
do you have your little Noah'... |
get your foot out of there.
what are you doing?
you're gettin' awful big.
%add: SAR
you know that?
%add: SAR
yeah.
yeah.
look at the size of you.
I had an awful big.
you sure are.
these your orders?
you're tired?
I caught cha.
are you sleepy?
no.
I know.
Sarah thinks she's Chantilly.
pick the little ones up off the flo... |
mhm.
uh.
Sarah's an acrobat.
make a bridge for Gloria.
oh!
oh!
look it...
good.
turn the hands the other way.
now come backwards.
move xxx.
yeah.
what's this?
I find a little ball.
yyy you make a house.
yes let's make a house.
yeah.
um.
here.
here Sarah you do it.
oh!
you make a house.
can you do it?
do it on here.
ver... |
I got a couple right here.
you got a couple of them here?
oh.
here what am I doing Sarah?
what am I doing?
you makin' a house like...
yeah.
what are you doing?
I'm puttin' in uh won('t) fit.
you put it on.
you want me to do it?
okay.
some me?
I don't have any ice cream.
why?
the cupboard is bare.
what are you looking f... |
if ya like orange juice.
no I couldn't right up to here.
what does?
it comes right up to your mouth?
how does it feel?
fine.
does it tickle?
[makes noises]
don't let the xxx honey.
she's tryin' to sleep.
never cut her hair.
I'm going to let it grow 'til I get disgusted.
I say this all the time.
and then I end up cuttin... |
yeah.
she calls it jade.
Hi C.
some jade.
don't drop it.
well put it back in the refrigerator so that it will stay cold.
it's cold.
I go 'n' put it back.
[makes some noises]
watch it watch it.
alright.
let it go.
where that orange juice?
your orange juice is right here.
put it back first so that it will stay cold.
[mak... |
yep.
I was dreamin' last night.
tell Gloria when we come home from the movies you were still up?
she come up the movies.
who was here with you?
who was mindin' you?
[runs out of the room].
yyy no.
there's nobody there.
oh!
xxx there was somebody upstairs.
don't do that.
was this...
Sarah who lives upstairs?
that's Mist... |
you don't put them in your mouth.
hey you don't put up your nose...
oh.
Sarah!
I'll take them away.
I guess you better take them away.
I'll hafta take em away.
oh.
if you don't know how to play with them right we take them away and give them to some other little girl who does.
plays with them nice.
this is awful hard o... |
[laughing]
that was a xxx.
pull my hair that night.
who pulled your hair?
a little boy.
and what did you do?
I didn't do nothin'.
did you cry?
did you get mad?
let's see...
make a tree Sarah.
[makes a noise].
there you did it.
there that's good.
make another tree.
you want me put this in this?
hm?
this is a funny piece... |
I wanna.
very soon Sarah.
very soon.
wait 'till you're done playin'.
in a few more minutes.
you got all day.
you know where we're goin'?
no.
we're goin' to the square.
now?
in a little while.
[whines as the blocks fall]
mhm.
we hafta go to dancin' school.
what are you doing to do with that peg Sarah?
you're dreaming.
w... |
oh you're swimming now are you?
plea' one of these on.
okay.
let's put it on here.
here's one.
that's one.
here.
put it on here.
put the ball on the peg.
put this in.
'kay.
don't know where it goes.
where ever you like.
there.
here's a little get these yyy.
what?
get these out.
get those out.
[grunts]
= = = childes/CHI... |
you don't want ice cream right now.
yes.
I want ice cream.
would you like a lollipop?
[shakes her head negatively].
you don't want any lollipop?
you want ice cream.
I want ice cream.
why do you want ice cream?
right dere.
[answers "where" instead of "why"]
where is it?
in 'ere.
[opens the refrigerator]
I put.
you cooke... |
ice cream.
what kind of ice cream?
what do we call them?
a popsicle?
who made those?
Mummy!
[starts sucking on the popsicle]
cold.
did you tell Courtney what happened to your dog?
happen.
what happened Sarah?
a motorcycle.
a motorcycle.
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what'd the motorcycle do?
%add: GLO and COU
what'd he do?
where d... |
cold?
[nods]
whose girl are you?
whose girl are you?
Mommy girl!
you're not Daddy's girl?
why?
[shakes her head].
[gets a set of plastic garden toys from the corner]?
what'd I tell you?
what's this?
a yyy.
a rake.
a rake.
you rake up the grass with this.
um.
when you go down to the beach right?
[nods]
and you got what ... |
in the back yard?
with Donna?
you're not talkin' to me.
[shrugs, then extends the popsicle for Father to suck]
can I have a bite?
good.
what kind did Mummy just say that was?
orange!
what kind orange yeah.
who's sitting in the other room?
who's that in there?
huh what's his name?
[vacuum cleaner]
huh?
[vacuum cleaner]
... |
[nods].
well can't you let me use it?
[nods]
who brought you these?
shovel.
no who brought them?
who gave you those?
Nana.
last night.
for the beach.
Mommy...
did Mummy buy you a sweater?
[nods]
what color was it?
white.
white.
dat white dere.
this is red.
don't you know your colors?
[nods]
you do?
I like dis.
[points ... |
[eating her popsicle]
is Mummy going to make you some more of those?
[nods]
is it good?
cold.
sleepy huh?
are your teeth cold?
[nods]
who takes you out for a walk?
U'z Tommy.
Tommy!
Uncle Tommy.
%add: FAT
oh Uncle Tommy takes you out for a walk huh.
who took you for a walk yesterday?
Unc'z Tommy.
no Tommy didn't take y... |
you throw rocks in the river?
[nods]
you do?
do they make a big splash?
[nods].
see all gone.
wawa gone.
don't xxx it way down.
what's all gone Sarah?
ducks all gone.
did you just get up?
[nods]
tired?
[shakes head]
no?
I think this is the first morning Gloria's come and Courtney that we haven't had a hard time.
um!
hu... |
uhuh.
you'd rather play in the dirt.
who got spanked?
Daddy.
oh you didn't spank me!
I spanked you!
[nods seriously]
[continues sucking her popsicle]
taste good?
cold.
why were you crying Sarah?
[slaps self]
why were you crying honey?
you were tired huh.
awful tired.
can I have another bite?
[extends popsicle to Father... |
and his leash?
you want Daddy to buy a new dog?
for you?
[nods]
?[the end of the popsicle falls onto Mother's and all adults laugh]
all gone!
good girl!
are you sticky?
are your hands sticky?
you like to be sticky?
what happened to the ice cream.
where'd the ice cream fall Sarah?
in 'ere.
[points to sink where Mother d... |
I want get down.
xxx two sinks.
two.
whose girl are you?
Mommy girl!
yeah 'at('s) a girl!
'at('s) a girl!
let's sing jingle bells.
jingle bells.
go way.
jingle bells.
all the way.
oh what fun.
xxx ride.
one horse open sleigh.
[makes exuberant noises]
[makes exuberant noises]?
rock a...
huh?
rock a bye.
rock a bye what?... |
what is it?
it's a a rake.
rake.
and a hoe.
a hoe.
how many rakes you got?
two.
two.
and this one's for grass.
say grass.
grass.
and that one is for dirt.
okay?
and this is for dirt.
[nods].
dis is.
what do we call this?
uh.
a hoe.
a hoe.
and do you know who uses these?
[nods].
who?
me.
and yeah you can use them.
a far... |
no.
you live in Cambridge.
a farmer grows food.
food.
he grows vegetables.
yes.
lettuce.
say lettuce.
lettuce.
do you know what lettuce is?
I got lettuce.
[runs into the dining room to get "letters"]
[whining]
what?
where lettuce.
[adults laugh over her confusion]
xxx lettuce up dere.
no those are the wrong lettuce.
le... |
what?
[exasperated]
potatoes.
potato.
[pronouncing precisely]
potato.
chips.
chips.
now say it.
potato chips.
chipees.
hey say fix my swing.
fix my swing.
[with intonation appropriate to meaning rather than imitation of Father's intonation]
that's a hard one huh.
uh!
here Mummy.
Mummy.
that's Nana's.
huh.
Mommy.
[whini... |
look at this tags.
I want dis.
what?
tags.
tag.
table.
on the table?
what were the tags on?
I show you.
[goes over to the waste paper bag]
no.
you mean the cellophane?
the tags were on the clothes.
they told how much money they were.
see Mummy could see how much money...
they were thirty three cents.
um!
[collects her ... |
[nods]
do you like to get dirty?
why?
[laughs].
you like to take a bath afterwards?
after you get dirty?
no.
oh my.
I show you.
[sits down on the floor and takes off slippers]
xxx xxx my xxx.
gonna get a new pair huh?
ow my finger xxx.
oh dear tsk.
finger.
make a what?
hey!
did Beaver scratch you?
who's Beaver?
Auntie ... |
can't dig no dirt here huh.
why?
so hey what else is new?
Sarah...
what else is new?
n nothing!
[nods]
[playing with the plastic toys on the kitchen floor]
[very loud]
nothing's new?
no news?
nothing happened to you?
uhuh.
you didn't fall off the slide?
this week?
no?
don't talk to me.
you never talk to me.
yes!
[jumpi... |
[laughs]
[sits down,]
[laughs]
[goes into dining room]
she's takin' the bus.
[explaining]
byebye xxx bus.
I want bus.
[goes into the bath+room]
hi bus.
yes I want...
[laughing]
no you don't.
come on out of there.
I want bus.
you're not gonna have a bath right now?
you can have a bath later.
okay?
I want bath.
[whining]... |
Mummy told me Mummy told me you were a good girl on the bus when you went to dancing school huh.
[nods]
do you like to ride on the bus?
[takes matches out of Father's shirt pocket]
why?
xxx!
what's those?
matches.
are you sposta play with matches?
[nods]
you are?
since when?
since when.
huh?
since when.
don't never pla... |
that yard's dirty huh.
all the junk in it.
um.
all gunk.
junk.
gunk.
should be picked up huh?
um.
who should pick it up?
me.
did you dirty it?
you did?
we should put all that stuff in a barrel.
um.
Donna did that.
Donna did that?
um.
she plays out there all the time huh?
um.
with her dog.
um.
she what?
can't understand... |
look at your room.
junky huh.
um.
two books.
two books.
got a million books.
who got my baby?
what baby?
my baby.
where?
my 'n' may see her.
which baby?
I see her.
what?
I see her.
[sits on her horse]
can I throw all these out?
why?
huh?
do you play with all these toys?
[nods]
you do?
xxx carriage.
carriage?
how many c... |
two.
yeah.
and how many bikes you got?
one.
one bike xxx.
one not two.
one.
[laughing]
and how many babies have you got?
two.
two babies?
I see a lot more babies than that.
um.
xxx red cars dere huh.
what?
you got cars xxx more car.
where?
dere.
a car?
[nods]
where's the car?
this here?
[holding cup toy car]
that?
[lau... |
[points out the back window].
here yours.
your big.
see?
[sits on the floor with the little red car]
that's a red car.
you play with this car?
[nods]
on the floor?
[nods]
I never see you.
yeah.
when do you play with it?
xxx floor.
[answers where instead of when]
on the floor?
when I'm not here?
[makes the little car go... |
that's red too.
what else is red?
uh dis red.
that's not red.
[end of episode]
= = = childes/CHILDES_NA/Brown/Sarah/020900.cha = = =
[This entire tape constitutes a kind of experimental situation in which Gloria and Courtney tried to elicit utterances from Sarah which would include prepositions, and present progressiv... |
all gone.
yeah.
what did you do?
all gone.
all gone.
tell me where the earring is now.
Sarah tell me where it is.
[outside cup]
dere.
[Sarah touches the object or points whenever she says "there"]
where?
dere.
is it inside the cup?
[shakes her head]
where is it?
all gone.
where is the earring now Sarah?
[on cup]
dere.
... |
where is it now?
where is the earring?
dere.
[whispered]
dere?
dere.
[gets the other ear+ring]?
two.
okay.
how many things do I have in my hand.
[three]
two.
how many earrings do I have in my hand?
[one]
one.
[puts the ear+rings in the box and puts the cover on]
Sarah you tell me where the earrings are.
where are the e... |
count them.
one.
two.
three.
four.
five six seven eight [counting].
nine.
now how many do I have?
count them.
touch them and count them.
one two [counting].
three four [counting].
five six seven eight nine ten [counting].
four five six seven [counting].
[puts the ear+rings away]
I play game with you.
okay you play a ga... |
dere.
where's the teapot?
[on the stove]
you tell me where it is.
dere.
where?
can you tell me?
dere.
on the what?
dere.
where's the great big container of milk?
dere.
[pointing to one on table]
and where's another one?
[gets down, goes over to refrigerator and opens the door].
where is it?
dere.
dat too big.
where's M... |
where is your bed?
tell me where your bed is.
dere.
[pointing toward her room]
where?
[starts in that direction].
tell me.
show you.
[goes to her room]
[The adults talk about how Sarah shows rather than tells as Sarah continues to say "dere" from the other room]
over dere.
tell me again honey where.
over dere.
over dat... |
[Sarah goes out of the room]
what's that say?
[writing on mike]
[bef calls her back]
Putnam Avenue.
what does that say?
Putnam Avenue.
what number?
one...
seven all foo.
one seven four.
four.
xxx legs.
[Michael]
yeah he's got legs.
yes!
does he have nails?
[shakes her head]
no?
stop it!
%add: dog
oh.
Sarah where are yo... |
one seven four.
'ven four.
one seven four.
four.
a fishie.
see?
where fishie?
there's a fishie.
what's the fish doing?
he swimming.
you gonna be swimmin' at the beach soon?
[nods]
you goin' to the beach with Nana and go swimmin'?
[nods]
next month you'll be down at the beach huh.
mhm!
um.
[goes into the dining room]
xx... |
candy bar.
candy bar.
what am I doing Sarah?
what am I doing right now?
you sitting.
and what is Mummy doing right now?
her yyy my day mom yyy.
what is she doing?
she yyy.
tell Gloria all about ah dancing school!
heel.
[demonstrates some of her steps]
heel.
heel...
oh we got your new shoes yesterday but they were too s... |
Sarah Barnes...
I.
sing.
Sarah Barnes.
is my...
n name.
[Sarah's mouth is full of candy]
all.
[Sarah's mouth is full of candy]
[laughs].
[bef tells Sarah to take the candy out of her mouth]
all world.
I sit dere.
she knows the whole thing.
%add: COU and GLO
what are you doing right now?
sitting.
sitting and what is Mik... |
a but me.
is...
out a step.
'at('s) a girl.
very good Sarah.
Sarah what is Courtney doing?
what am I doing?
[writing]
what's Courtney doing?
her writing.
what am I doing now?
[blowing nose]
you blow your nose.
what am I doing now?
[standing up]
you standing up roz.
you xxx away.
mm.
what am I doing now?
[jumping]
when'... |
three you'll be three.
yeah!
yeah.
you'll be big.
yeah biggybig.
see?
I xxx me.
see?
I xxx me.
I big be big me.
you'll be a big girl.
some day you'll be as big as Mummy.
as big as you too.
I hope you're not as big as me.
a read this.
what is it?
Cathy Bob.
a what?
bear Bob.
that's a sailboat.
dat my xxx.
yeah.
what's t... |
[holding up bathing+suit]
a bathingsuit.
oh okay.
xxx bathingsuit.
huh.
I xxx.
that's so you won't get your hair wet.
no.
I wan' go swimming now.
oh well you can't go swimming now.
it's not hot enough.
it's too cold out.
you can only go swimming when it's real hot.
you're dying to get in that water aren't you.
Mummy an... |
[evidently understands Sarah's question]
a lot of pull I guess.
I wan' go swim.
yeah we're gonna go swimming later.
we'll go swimming Saturday.
would you like that to be on the beach Saturday after your dancing recital?
have fun?
yep.
what are you doing down at the beach?
play in the what?
play water.
yeah you like tha... |
yep.
you don't get as dirty out in the back yard.
uhuh.
[emphatic]
lose your finger?
yeah.
[picking her nose]
don't do that.
I lost my nose.
you lost your nose?
do you hafta blow your nose?
no!
see?
xxx where?
no.
fish?
no.
she said nope.
that's a seal.
seal.
seal.
what's the seal got on his head?
a hat.
a hat.
what co... |
blue.
what color is this?
the stove?
pink.
yeah?
pink.
we live in a modern house that's white.
[adults laugh at the pink stove idea]
remember white.
you Mum xxx.
don't break that.
le' me see your cap.
I don't have one of these.
you go swimming a more uhhuh.
I'm going to go swimming with you.
yeah.
Mummy she don't go wi... |
oh.
four.
xxx bikini one this year.
see!
what?
my bathing...
ow.
see?
mhm.
I wan' go swimming.
xxx Daddy too.
yeah.
[softly]
how's that?
[puts cap on Sarah's head]
fine.
that fine huh?
what's that?
a bathingsuit.
your bathingsuit.
you like bathingsuits?
yeah.
I like bathingsuit.
like to go to the beach and play?
yeah.
... |
[bathing+suit]
oh.
play with this?
what are the little girls' names?
do you know?
what're the little girls' names?
play with anybody down at the beach any kids?
you can go out by yourself down there.
yeah.
yeah.
all by yourself.
you tired?
no.
you look like you're gonna go to sleep.
does Mummy comb your hair or do you ... |
I wanna see your curls.
[puts away suit and cap]
I am a hold it.
I hold it.
you hold it?
yeah.
yeah my hand.
well who's that?
a bunny.
a bunny.
a bunny.
got ears.
got ears?
now all got ears.
who?
yyy rabbit.
oh the rabbit.
see?
see rabbit?
yeah.
can you sing your abc sing?
music?
abc c c c c xxx.
xxx p.
[sing-song]
q e... |
you said that.
now I...
now.
I said my...
abc xxx.
[starts to sing again]
tell me.
tell me.
what.
what.
you.
think.
think.
of.
of me.
of you?
yeah.
you sure?
yeah.
who taught you that song?
me.
that's right.
you.
where did you hear it Sarah?
where'd you hear the song?
where'd you hear that song?
talk nice.
a b c d.
whe... |
[Sarah mumbles her abc's while Mother talks]
who sings that song?
[Sarah mumbles her abc's while Mother talks]
Sarah who sings that song?
[Sarah mumbles her abc's while Mother talks]
me!
I know you sing that song.
who do you sing it with?
who do you sing it with?
hm?
[Sarah continues abc song]
what's the other songs?
y... |
what's that mean?
[Sarah laughs]
uh!
just means uh?
uh!
I think you're being funny.
uh!
Sarah.
uh.
Gloria asked you a question.
yes?
who showed you how?
Sandra?
Sandra?
wait'll I get hold of her.
Sandra.
what?
Sandra.
Sandra.
Sandra.
[both Mother and Father correct Sarah's pronunciation]
oh Sandra sounds nice.
Sandra.
... |
it won't work.
it won't work.
it's broken.
Sarah c'me 'ere and you tell me about it.
uhoh.
[gets out baton]
[goes into dining room too]
oh no that's for tonight.
[softly]
[from dining room]
huh?
you come off.
go ahead show Gloria.
march.
show Gloria your a...
march!
go ahead march right out.
oh what have you got!
a mar... |
what is it?
[with some anger]
what do you call...
baton.
[pronounced very well]
yeah.
and Mummy made it pretty uhhuh.
yeah.
oh yes.
what did Mummy do with it?
[baton is sprinkled with sparkles]
what did Mummy do to it?
baton.
yes.
what's on your hand?
nothing.
[adults laugh]
big xxx.
what're you going to do with that..... |
one's a...
one's a...
a pink one.
a pink one.
a ballerina.
a ballerina.
and the other one is a uh red.
red a...
red white and blue.
red a white a blue.
dance costumes.
dance costume.
mhm.
[squats down with back to refrigerator]
dance costume.
[squats in imitation of Father]
and aren't they pretty?
[end of comment]
= =... |
oh.
Chantilly you want some water after you leave huh?
huh?
what does she say?
[laughs]
" no."
why did you get sticker birds all over this?
sticker birds sticker birds hm?
mhm.
what happened yesterday with the sticker birds?
I put em on me.
yeah she fell into a big big sticker bird bush yesterday.
she had sticker birds... |
that's what she was doing at four o'clock this morning drinkin' Pepsi.
she fell asleep last night at half past five.
mhm.
and I called her up for supper and she wanted noodles for supper.
Don don't come home so on Thursday night it's pot luck.
whatever she wants she can have.
mhm.
well I got it all ready she finally co... |
I know it's toothpaste.
Sarah do you know what this is called?
[shows bruise on her hand]
no.
it's a fink test.
who gave it to you that...
who gave you that?
no you go like this.
yeah who did it?
everybody did it the whole school.
a fink test.
they learned that down at the beach.
what do they do it with?
they take thei... |
gonna babysit today Ann Marie?
my babysitter.
I'm almost as...
did you go over Nana's today?
mhm.
who's mindin' you this afternoon?
my mother I think.
oh your mother's home today.
[laughs].
almost yeah.
because I'm gettin' tall as you.
mhm.
she only weighed two pounds when she was born.
she's grown since then.
I'm gett... |
you can't touch my head.
but I can't touch...
I can touch her head my head your head.
[laughs]
no she didn't.
I could touch your head and your head.
oh.
see if you can touch it now.
I can touch up anybody's head.
just go like that.
can you do that?
see.
you hafta touch up here.
go ahead do it.
who took care of you last... |
Sarah don't.
I wanna.
but I don't want you to.
Chantilly.
was it cold in school today?
Chantilly.
don't go.
[makes playful noises with dog]
Sarah.
c'me 'ere.
tell Melissa where you're goin' next week.
up to the Pepsi ceiling.
where?
tell Melissa where you're goin' next week.
where're you gonna stay next week?
where're ... |
she's asked you what you do up there.
I'm gonna play baby house.
mhm how do you do that?
just play blocks.
mhm Nana has all kinds of toys for you yes?
yeah.
Sarah!
he likes me.
look it he's waggin' his tail.
[makes noises]
I wouldn't pick him up if I was you Sarah.
huh?
[exits]
Chantilly!
[re-enters with toy train]
som... |
leave that there that's Nana's.
what're you gonna do?
Sarah.
come over here.
I wanna pour some water in here.
Mommy pour water in here.
no that's Nana's.
put it back.
what is that for Sarah?
for uh cake.
cakes?
xxx Mommy.
what do you do with it?
for cakes?
oh you mean like out in the backyard?
[nods "yes"]
now put that... |
why don't you throw it out.
[throws train in wastebasket].
where's my pencil?
you wanna write something?
no.
[exits]
the baby took it.
hm?
the baby took her pencil.
where is my pencil?
[from the living room]
here it is.
[re-enters]?
is in here?
yeah here it is.
I found it in my drawer.
I got two pencils now.
mhm.
what'... |
show me the eyes.
there no eyes.
[draws features]
where are the eye lashes?
what about a nose?
what about a mouth?
a straight one?
any kind.
put a smiling one.
tied on.
it's tied on?
oh I see here.
anything missing?
the hair.
mhm.
is that an apple?
is that an apple?
yeah.
I thought it was a face.
how 'bout ears?
ears?
... |
how 'bout some hair?
I am putting it on.
you start beginnin' over here.
she don't color right.
just be quiet.
let her alone.
use this pencil honey.
Sarah why don't you use this pencil.
this one doesn't have a point on it.
mhm.
Mommy I want black.
well that's black.
sure it is.
press harder and it'll be black.
that blac... |
a boy.
how do you know?
because I made it.
that's logical.
a singer test like that.
a singer test?
yep.
what's that?
the hair.
a singer test?
no a hair I said.
oh.
how about giving him a hat?
I did.
a hat too?
Halloween hat.
oh.
does he have eyebrows?
no not now.
let's see em.
let's see.
a hair.
oh that's a hair.
now s... |
he's gonna have two too.
[seems to be laughing at words]
[aft laughs]
two and too.
two and two are four.
two and two is one.
now the eyelashes?
yeah.
'kay.
nice long ones like yours.
it doesn't write this way.
["writes" in the air]
you'll punch her right in the eye.
Sarah Sarah.
what?
you can make it write that way.
hu... |
mhm.
that's the circle and the...
see Mommy how?
[makes noises]
see?
now.
mhm.
what comes under his head?
nothin'.
what comes under your head?
what's this Sarah?
the neck.
make a neck?
that's his bones.
the Halloween.
''s goin' shoppin'.
he's puttin' his hat on.
he buyed a Halloween somethin'.
there's the neck and here... |
can you draw your hand?
[shakes head "no"]
put your hand down.
okay draw it.
you draw it.
oh I think you can.
[shows Sarah how to outline her hand on paper]
my grandmother useta do that with me by the hour when I was small.
does it look like your hand?
missin' a couple of fingers.
those fingers are sure skinny.
what's ... |
no.
cats don't have feet.
cats don't?
cats don't have...
what do they have?
arms.
oh yeah four arms xxx.
what do they have on the end of their legs?
[makes noise].
[outlines Mother's hand]
go all the way down y' know.
[sighs]
you always leave out the middle finger.
huh?
you always leave out the middle finger.
[laughs. ... |
that was the little finger.
didn't come out good.
[outlines her own hand]
hers is on another piece of paper.
no no no no.
yes you can use the other side of the paper okay?
you can use Melissa's.
okay.
you put your hand on there and le' me trace yours.
she made six fingers.
that's not right.
six big banana fingers.
is y... |
[makes noises]
[aft draws]
no it's this.
[makes noises]
[aft draws]
ya 'posed to make a point.
can I see this book?
[beginning reading work book]
mhm.
you go like this Sarah.
[continues drawing]
what are these?
[looking at book]
those are words for children to learn to read.
I know what they are.
you be quiet.
what do ... |
[4 refers to word written on paper. 8 refers to word written on paper]
and who's that?
who do you think?
the same boy?
mhm.
and the same dog?
mhm.
and the same girl?
and the same thing?
the same dog?
[laughs]
that's not the same doggie though.
hey what's 'is spell?
Jane.
Jane.
mhm.
Jane.
what dis spell?
Bob.
no.
spells... |
what is that?
that's the dollie Jane.
hey two dollies.
two dollies.
hey le' me see.
five.
five?
= = = childes/CHILDES_NA/Brown/Sarah/050030.cha = = =
[Gail Plotkin present. Ursula Bellugi transcribed tape from Gail's notes]
try it again.
one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven.
xxx touch xxx.
no don't ... |
right.
you bought me it?
yes.
to keep?
yes.
what d' you say?
thank you.
see if you can tell me what the story is about.
I don't know how to read.
can you read it?
yes but you tell me what the pictures are about.
okay.
you read it to me.
you tell me about it.
I uh know how to read.
tell me what's happening in the pictur... |
there's the swing and the girl's on it.
what is this?
is that his shadow?
mhm.
how come it's big and he's small?
does that ever happen to you?
nope.
that you have a shadow that's bigger than you?
no.
you have a shadow bigger than you?
mhm.
why?
because that's the way shadows sometimes are.
sometimes they can be smaller... |
mhm.
'cause his body is tiny?
um kind of.
what is this spell?
what is this spell and this?
I'll read it to you.
when I am in the sun I have a shadow.
sometimes it is tiny.
sometimes it is taller than I am.
no this.
I read that.
this one now.
sometimes it is taller than I am.
" sometimes it is taller than I am."
sometim... |
suntan lotion.
suntan lotion.
that's what I think too.
and a towel.
mhm.
and this where she was layin'.
do you ever just lay on the beach?
yeah.
you do?
do you?
yes.
sometime?
yes.
sleep?
I don't think I ever slept on the beach did you?
sleep over night!
on the beach?
yep.
really!
beach.
xxx in the cottage.
yeah.
do yo... |
" the sun is bright."
t i m o d?
are those the letters?
is it?
you know that.
i m o p.
mhm.
where's the p?
I don't see a xxx.
t y x m y.
mhm.
is it?
perhaps.
these...
he's tryin' get the leafs up.
now read me it.
" the sun lights the world so we can work and play."
the boy's shadow is his body.
mhm.
sometimes it is big... |
don't ya heard of that?
I think I heard of that.
when does it rise up?
when it's real real dark.
everybody's sleepin'.
now read me this.
" the sun ripens fruits and vegetables."
how come the bunny's hiding behind it?
mhm.
how come the bunny's hiding behind it?
how come?
what d' you think?
get a carrot.
probably.
or hid... |
up up up.
mhm.
[laughs]?
you mean bends over?
yeah.
sometimes.
do you know what kind of flower those are?
no.
they're big flowers.
yeah they're tremendous.
they call them sunflowers.
sunflowers?
mhm.
sunflowers?
look at that.
what is that?
that's a pod from a tree.
what's the name that?
I think a maple tree.
is that a ... |
probably.
read me it.
" on rainy days we can't see the sun."
I can when it's not dark.
now the rainbow is gettin' higher from the rain and everytime it gets higher it makes the sun come out.
oh.
is that it?
sure.
the boy was gettin' the boat in a puddle and his dog came along and followed him.
is it?
sure.
how can you ... |
did it?
did it?
yep here.
I know.
the girls pickin' flowers.
I saw that.
oh here it is.
in snow time you don't see the sun and you can make a snowman.
can ya?
mhm.
and sometimes you put a pipe in it huh?
yeah.
nose here and a broom.
and hat and the eyes and the trees and your sleigh.
what?
trees and a sleigh.
oh.
Westi... |
mhm.
kitty come up xxx then they have a bed.
and they sleep together.
doggie sleeps on the floor.
he kicked the covers off.
the boy?
yeah.
maybe it's a hot night.
what d' you think?
a hot night.
and the sun rise up today.
did it rise up today?
did you see it today?
yep in the morning.
what happened to it?
I don't know.... |
I still have it.
mhm.
I don't have the other one.
mhm.
just only two.
I come back this up.
mhm.
funny shape isn't it?
yep.
like a circle?
yep.
hey it's going on to there.
now it has round round.
mhm.
how come?
because half of the tape is here and half of the tape is here.
does...
last time I saw that was it round that.... |
and then it makes a record.
huh?
and then it makes a record.
a record?
mhm.
where is the record?
that's the record if we're lucky.
I don't hear no record.
we'll turn it on later and you can hear it.
the...
where's the...
um um what cha call it record?
that's a special kind of record a tape record.
what d' you ha' to do... |
am I on my shadow?
yep.
why?
am I on my foots?
I see my shadow.
is it bigger 'an me?
huh?
help.
I'm drowning.
anyways where's Paul?
where's Paul?
I thought she was gonna leave him here.
I thought he was gonna leave him here.
who's Paul?
you don't know him.
he's little.
how come?
xxx took him home.
how come she's sick?
... |
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